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Croydon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The amount received for attendance fees was £69 13s. 4d.,
as compared with £52 14s. 8d. in 1936.
Convalescence Committee of the Croydon Mothers' and Infants'
Welfare Association.
This Committee undertakes the arrangements for convalescence
in cases of mothers and children referred for that purpose
by the medical officers at the various Infant Welfare Clinics. I
am indebted to the Convalescence Secretary for the data given.
Convalescent Homes—
Total number of children under 5 sent to Coombe
Cliff, January—March, 1937 5*
Total number of children under 5 sent by the Association
during the year to other Convalescent
Institutions (two alone, and four with mothers) 6
Number of mothers sent for convalescence 117
Number of children under 5 sent with their mothers
to cottages (this includes 5 who went to relations)
156
A grant of £500 was made by the Council to the Association for this work in 1937. The year is the financial year.
| Children under 5 sent to Homes. | Total number of weeks. | Cost. | Cost of other forms of Convalescence. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| 1934—1935 | 48 | 337 | 279 | 10 | 10 | 470 | 3 | 4 |
| 1935—1936 | 25 | 240 | 212 | 11 | 6 | 427 | 9 | 0 |
| 1936—1937 | 35 | 255 | 198 | 11 | 1 | 353 | 0 | 8 |
| 1937—(April 1st to Dec. 31st) | 6 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 389 | 7 | 1 |
*As from 1st April, children under 5 ceased to be sent to Coombe Cliff
through the auspices of the Croydon Mothers' and Infants' Welfare
Association, but were sent directly by reference of the medical officers
of the Welfare Centres.
Home Helps.
From January 1st to December 31st, 392 mothers applied for
Home Helps, and all applications were supplied. £113 16s. 0d.
was collected in payment for their services. At the end of the
year there were 21 names of Home Helps on the register. This
service has shown a very considerable growth during the year.